FINAL
American Robin Migration Update: May 9, 2006
From Florida to Alaska and California
to Nova Scotia, robins are home. They're hunkering down to the serious
business of making new little robins. If incubation starts on May 11,
when will Mama Robin's babies hatch? Robins
are migrating and nesting farther north than ever before. Our animated
temperature maps hold possible clues to the reason. How might the long days
in
northern
regions
benefit
birds
that
nest
there? Thanks to all who reported their robins and helped us track the 2006 journey
north!

American
Robin Migration Update: May 2, 2006
Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration map.
This week's maps have few new sightings, but some robins are still underway,
migrating to North America's far north to breed. We have exciting news from our
Northern Observation Posts (NOPs) in today’s short update. When will the
robins reach the end of the trail? Make YOUR Prediction!
Watch for a full update next week, according to the schedule above.

American Robin Migration Update: April
25, 2006
Robins are nearing the end of the trail! Observers way up in Shageluk,
AK heard their first robin on Earth Day. But robins
still
haven't
made
it
to all
the places where people eagerly await them. The suspense is growing,
and you can read the latest news from our Northern Observation Posts
and predict where these harbingers of spring will next appear. Robins
star in our new photo slide show. YOUR mission is to see it,
figure out THEIR mission, and then answer the season's final Challenge
Question.

American Robin Migration Update: April
18, 2006
Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration
map. In the far eastern edge of Nova Scotia comes word that the robins
are now singing. "One of our students at Mira Road Elementary
School heard a robin song in New Waterford, Cape Breton," wrote
Sandra LaBlanc. "It sang all morning." Check out the latest
sightings on this week's maps. Come back next week for a full report.

American
Robin Migration Update: April 11, 2006
Robins are homeward bound! They’re singing in 3 more NOPs, but Shageluk,
AK,
site of this year’s Early Bird Contest, isn’t seeing “hide
nor feather” of any spring birds! In Kentucky, an observer reported robins
starting their nesting cycle. How can latitude help you predict when eggs might
be laid? A baby robin weighs less than a quarter when it hatches, but it already
knows three things. What are they?

American Robin Migration Update: April
4, 2006
Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration
map. Robins reported singing across the border into Quebec, Ontario,
Saskatchewan, and Alberta this week. And in New Hampshire, after
seeing robins all winter long, a careful observer reported a robin
singing for the first time. Which Northern Outpost will be the next
to report their first song? YOU predict, then come back next week
to find out!

American
Robin Migration Update: March 28, 2006Robins reached some FAR
northern places this week, yet didn't make much progress in
much of their range. Why? What do you notice when you look
closely at robin feathers? Our chart
and photos invite you to observe and wonder. Start a comparison
of short-distance migrants (robins) and long-distance migrants
(hummingbirds) to see what you discover as the season unfolds.
Which senses do robins
use to find worms?
Explore with Dr. Heppner's clever experiment!

Photo:
Ann Cook

American
Robin Migration Update: March 21, 2006Just a quick update today to give you the
latest data for your migration map. From North Tonanwanda, NY, comes
the first song report, "I know spring and warm weather are not far off." It
is officially spring and Robins are singing from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic
coast. Watch
for a full update next week.

American
Robin Migration Update: March 14, 2006
Compare the week's average temperatures and the places where robins are singing
and you'll see a pattern! Our new lesson guides you in testing a theory about
that. Which of our 2006 Northern Observation Posts had an ash
day instead of a snow day? Meet students of Innoko River School in Shageluk,
Alaska, your officiants for the 2006 Early Bird Contest. Hear what students
in Ireland say about THEIR robins, and start preparing your questions for
Ask
the Expert, now open!

American Robin Migration Update: March
7, 2006
Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration
map. Robins are beginning to sing their spring song! Welcome songs
are scattered from west to east. Watch for a full update next week.

American
Robin Migration Update: February 28, 2006
No big push northward has occurred yet, but the big-action month of
March is about to begin and our maps show that robins are on the
move.
How
fast
do
robins
travel
when
they
migrate?
Answer
Challenge
Question
#2
to “Name
That Tune” so
you know when your robin is home. Our new download-and-print booklet
helps you explore the question: Will a Robin Choose Your Neighborhood?

American Robin Migration Update: February
14, 2006
Where were robins found in February? See your sightings as we unveil
the 2006 Winter Round-up map! Read about winter robins with observer
comments and our new print-and fold booklet for kids. Download your
official Robin Migration Journal. Get tips for making sense of the
tricky-to-track robin migration, and check our Robin Dictionary of
calls and true song for the surest way to know when YOUR robin arrives
back on territory.

Photo:
Ann Cook

Announcing
the 13th Annual Winter Robin Round-Up!February 1-14, 2006
Where are the robins spending this 2006 winter? Let's find out!
Before the spring migration begins, we'd like to know if you have
robins over-wintering in your town. Go outside and look for robins.
Ask everybody you know--near or far--to help you look for robins.
Then report your sightings by February 14. Together we'll all tell
the story as we make our Winter Robin Round-Up map!